Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), 34739-34740 [2014-14242]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 18, 2014 / Notices Science Advisory Board and ORD Board of Scientific Counselors (EPA–SAB–12– 012). ORD is now requesting the SAB and BOSC to provide advice to inform the agency’s development of Strategic Research Action Plans to cover the period 2016–2019. To address this request, the SAB and BOSC have planned a series of meetings: (1) A faceto-face meeting on this topic on July 24– 25, 2014; (2) teleconferences devoted to each of the six ORD research so that ORD can brief SAB and BOSC members on ORD programs and so that SAB and BOSC members can discuss ORD’s charge to their committees and preparations for the July 24–25, 2014 public meeting; and (3) a teleconference for ORD to provide a general background briefing on ORD’s mission and role for new SAB members on June 24, 2014. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Availability of Meeting Materials A meeting agenda and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at https://epa.gov/sab. Procedures for Providing Public Input Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit relevant comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this advisory activity, and/ or the group conducting the activity, for the SAB and BOSC to consider during the advisory process. Input from the public to the SAB and BOSC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for them to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes and individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an oral statement should also consider VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:35 Jun 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 providing written comments so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by July 17, 2014 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the joint SAB–BOSC public meeting. Parties interested in providing oral statements at any of the teleconferences should contact Dr. Angela Nugent seven days in advance of the scheduled teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements for the joint public meeting should be supplied to Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, via email at the contact information noted above by July 17, 2014 so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Parties interested in providing written comment for consideration at any of the teleconferences should contact Dr. Angela Nugent seven days in advance of the scheduled teleconference. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for advisory meetings or teleconferences. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. Accessibility For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Nugent at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: June 11, 2014. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2014–14244 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34739 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9912–45–OA] Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to conduct quality reviews of draft CASAC reports on EPA’s Recommendation for an additional Federal Reference Method for Ozone and on EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide. DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2050 or at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information about the CASAC, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/casac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CASAC was established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be appropriate. The CASAC shall also provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and of adverse effects which may result from various strategies to attain and maintain air quality standards. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the Chartered CASAC will hold a public teleconference to conduct quality reviews of draft CASAC reports on EPA’s Recommendation for an Additional Federal Reference Method SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 34740 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 18, 2014 / Notices for Ozone and on EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide. The CASAC quality review process ensures that all draft reports developed by CASAC panels, committees or workgroups are reviewed and approved by the Chartered CASAC before being finalized and transmitted to the EPA Administrator. These reviews are conducted in a public meeting or teleconference as required by FACA. The EPA is proposing the addition of the Nitric Oxide (NO)Chemiluminescence method as an additional Federal Reference Method (FRM) for ozone. The CASAC Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee (AMMS) reviewed the scientific and technical aspects of a draft document that supports the EPA’s recommendation to add the NOChemiluminescence method as an FRM and developed the draft report ‘‘Review of EPAs Recommendation for an Additional Federal Reference Method for Ozone-Nitric OxideChemiluminescence’’. The Chartered CASAC will conduct a quality review of this draft CASAC report. Background information about this advisory activity can be found on the CASAC Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ O3%20FRM%3A%20NOChemiluminescence?OpenDocument. The EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the Primary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft—March 2014) presents the planned approach for the review of the primary (health-based) NAAQS for sulfur oxides. The CASAC Augmented for Sulfur Oxides Panel reviewed this document and developed the report ‘‘Draft CASAC Review of the EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide.’’ The Chartered CASAC will conduct a quality review of this draft CASAC report. Background information about this advisory activity can be found on the CASAC Web site at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr_activites/SO2%20Primary %20NAAQS%20Review? OpenDocument. Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/casac/. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:35 Jun 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this advisory activity, and/ or the group conducting the activity, for the CASAC to consider during the advisory process. Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for CASAC panels to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation on a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by July 9, 2014 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by July 9, 2014 so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@ epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: June 11, 2014. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2014–14242 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0677; FRL–9911–70] Receipt of Test Data Under the Toxic Substances Control Act Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA is announcing its receipt of test data submitted pursuant to a test rule issued by EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). As required by TSCA, this document identifies each chemical substance and/ or mixture for which test data have been received; the uses or intended uses of such chemical substance and/or mixture; and describes the nature of the test data received. Each chemical substance and/or mixture related to this announcement is identified in Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Kathy Calvo, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8089; email address: calvo.kathy@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures Information about the following chemical substances and/or mixtures is provided in Unit IV.: D-gluco-heptonic acid, monosodium salt, (2.xi.)–(CAS No. 31138–65–5). II. Authority Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a notice in the Federal Register reporting E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34739-34740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14242]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9912-45-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the 
Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to conduct 
quality reviews of draft CASAC reports on EPA's Recommendation for an 
additional Federal Reference Method for Ozone and on EPA's Integrated 
Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for 
Sulfur Dioxide.

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. 
Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 
564-2050 or at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information about the CASAC, 
as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, 
may be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CASAC was established pursuant to the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
7409(d)(2), to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any 
new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be 
appropriate. The CASAC shall also provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical 
aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, 
research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and of 
adverse effects which may result from various strategies to attain and 
maintain air quality standards. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory 
Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 
U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given 
that the Chartered CASAC will hold a public teleconference to conduct 
quality reviews of draft CASAC reports on EPA's Recommendation for an 
Additional Federal Reference Method

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for Ozone and on EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National 
Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide.
    The CASAC quality review process ensures that all draft reports 
developed by CASAC panels, committees or workgroups are reviewed and 
approved by the Chartered CASAC before being finalized and transmitted 
to the EPA Administrator. These reviews are conducted in a public 
meeting or teleconference as required by FACA.
    The EPA is proposing the addition of the Nitric Oxide (NO)-
Chemiluminescence method as an additional Federal Reference Method 
(FRM) for ozone. The CASAC Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee 
(AMMS) reviewed the scientific and technical aspects of a draft 
document that supports the EPA's recommendation to add the NO-
Chemiluminescence method as an FRM and developed the draft report 
``Review of EPAs Recommendation for an Additional Federal Reference 
Method for Ozone-Nitric Oxide-Chemiluminescence''. The Chartered CASAC 
will conduct a quality review of this draft CASAC report. Background 
information about this advisory activity can be found on the CASAC Web 
site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/O3%20FRM%3A%20NO-Chemiluminescence?OpenDocument.
    The EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the Primary NAAQS for Sulfur 
Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 2014) presents the planned 
approach for the review of the primary (health-based) NAAQS for sulfur 
oxides. The CASAC Augmented for Sulfur Oxides Panel reviewed this 
document and developed the report ``Draft CASAC Review of the EPA's 
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide.'' The Chartered CASAC will conduct a 
quality review of this draft CASAC report. Background information about 
this advisory activity can be found on the CASAC Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr--activites/
SO2%20Primary%20NAAQS%20Review?OpenDocument.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible through the 
calendar link on the blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/casac/.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office.
    Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific 
advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the 
public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider 
as it develops advice for EPA. Interested members of the public may 
submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this 
advisory activity, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the 
CASAC to consider during the advisory process. Input from the public to 
the CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific 
or technical information or analysis for CASAC panels to consider or if 
it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. 
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO 
directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation on a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing 
written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points 
presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties 
should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) 
at the contact information noted above by July 9, 2014 to be placed on 
the list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the 
DFO via email at the contact information noted above by July 9, 2014 so 
that the information may be made available to the Panel members for 
their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of 
the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS 
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It 
is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the 
Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are 
requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the 
SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web 
sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal 
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted 
to the CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without 
explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or yeow.aaron@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: June 11, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-14242 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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